8.14.2011

Idul Fitri holidays ＼（＾ ＾）／ at the end of the month till early September = 2×release skeds for this week—on the 15th and 18th—and the third week of September. The Elex top DO WANT! for this accelerated release are exclusively detective manga—oops, right, Lupin represents the opposite side of the crime divide :D

Shinichi returns to his original form, but as Haibara's antidote remains strictly experimental, is forced into hiding to wait out the drug's effects.

Later, the Detective Boys have to solve a murder at the Kaitenzushi sushi restaurant, where a customer dies from cyanide poisoning; find out who killed the host of the All-Japan Kojima tournament (a contest in which participants are surnamed Kojima) and bring the mysterious "Silver Witch" to justice.

Wiki points out that the ghost racer Silver Witch, the alleged culprit of a string of accidents on a fog-enshrouded mountain, can apparently drive in the air.

Detektif Conan 63 compiles chapters 653 through 663: My Deduction,Deduction Answer,The Revolving Weapon,Sharpshooting,Whereabouts of the Poison,Pig, Deer, Butterfly,801 and Shakuhachi and First Class,Truth about the Contest,The Silver-White WitchWhite FD and The True Identity of the Witch.[*NOT* Elex chapter titles]

Years before there was an Arsène Lupin, there were already jewelry thieves. One of the most notorious made off with the so-called Queen's Necklace. No clues were ever found and the case remains unsolved. Until now, when gentleman thief Lupin explains how the heist went down.

Every day, this young man peddles his ability to paint cats that can scare off mice. (Talk about novel pest eradication.) Of course, he's accompanied by a cat — an invisible one. As Jube goes around Edo, he meets all sorts of people and the cats that deign to live with them.

The exploits of Jube and his yokai cat comrade continue to serialize in the joseiNeko Panchi, home of another (corporeal) feline, Kome si Belang. Four Nekoe Juubee Otogi Soushi tankou have been compiled as of 11 April. A unique and funny classic tale, is how Elex describes the series. I'm a dog person myself, but am intrigued enough to try A Tale of the Cat Painter just because of its Edo-jidai setting ^^

★ The other debut also stars a cat, but a very famous (robot) one — Doraemon Movie: The Doraemons - Operasi Besar Serangga Bersemi. Even Elex sez this Doraemon movie mangafication by Fujiko F. Fujio resembles other Doraemon Movie manga Elex has published. So I'm just gonna say that it's based on the 16-minute, 1998-vintage The Doraemons: The Great Operation of Springing Insects; that The Doraemons have to choose one robot insect each if they want to graduate from the Robot School; and that one volume sets you back IDR 24,000.

AdaptationsShin'ei Doga's animeadaptation, starring seiyuu Yajima Akiko (Shin-chan), ran from April 1992 to December 2010. At least 18 movie sequels have been released between July 1993 and April 2010.

Demons and barrier masters clash! What fate awaits kekkaishi-in-arms Shishio Gen in the battle against the Kokuboro assassins led by Kaguro? Especially when an enraged Gen violates the Urakai's most stringent directive?

When night falls, the Aketomo Detective Agency throws open its doors to host club clientele. Rookie P.I. slash host Kobayashi is especially welcoming of the new Lady Killer client (because he's a guy this time). What brings this customer to the Lady Killer?

Aside from the case of the XY-chromosomed client, the host detectives also investigate the Hostesses, Attacked! affair in the penultimate Welcome to Host Detective Agency. The stakes are high as high as they can get as Kobayashi himself is targeted by the unknown assailant.

Beck 26 by Harold Sakuishi: Room 13 manager Tamura feels Taira's involvement in Beck ranks as one of indies music's Seven Wonders and questions why Taira joined Beck in the first place. For without Taira, Beck would've disbanded long ago.

Casting 3 by KITT & Park SangYong: Kang Woo and Yeon Ha's script is finally finished, prompting film director Seo to contract Kang Woo to scribe for his movie. Kang Woo is interested, but worries over who is going to star in the movie. Then he remembers Da Yin...

Crayon Shinchan 8 by Usui Yoshito: "Sales Lady from Hell" Urima Kuriyo once again goes on the offensive and Shinchan's neighbors are powerless against her "deadly" sales pitch. Nene's mom nearly succumbs; fortunately, Shinchan shows up to queer the deal. Can Shinchan thwart Urima Kuriyo's next assault?

Here is Greenwood 4 (Deluxe) by Nasu Yukie: Sumire's "childhood fiancé" is back, much to Sumire's brother-in-law Hasukawa Kazuya's shock. And as if one thunderbolt weren't enough, Sumire herself bears startling news, and Kazuya is appointed Greenwood dorm head, replacing Mitsuru. What did Sumire say and what rude awakening has Mitsuru plotted for Kazuya?